LFSA Exec - Minutes - Transition Meeting - July 1, 2026

LFSA Exec Minutes
7/1/26

 

Teams: Meeting ID: 224 580 863 761 021

Passcode: Wk79XQ2Z

Present:  Rebecca Schroeder (outgoing), Josh Bollick (outgoing), Elspeth Healey, Erin Wolfe, Sarah McCall, Melissa Mayhew (outgoing), Amanda Schlumpberger (outgoing), Grace Brazell, Owen Murphy, Meredith Phares

Absent:

  1. Welcome
    1. Introductions, led by Josh Bollick (outgoing)
  2. Approve May Minutes
    1. Minutes reviewed. Motion to approve: Approved. 
  3. Committee Reports   
    1. Committee reports for LFSA subcommittees: CRSA, Code, Nominating and Ballot.
      1. Elspeth spoke to CRSA:  the LRF and GRF funds and their proposed changes. CRSA is in need of new members.
      2. Rebecca spoke to Nominating and Ballot report: Adrienne made a couple of changes before submitting to Rebecca. Report is ready to go. Nominating and Ballot will need more people.
      3. Amanda spoke to the Committee on the Code: in need of a staff member.
    2. Josh suggests that we have each member of these subcommittees and committees read their respective reports from the outgoing year. 
    3. New members should read the Code prior to the first meeting.
    4. We decided to abstain from selecting our Liaisons until our first official meeting.
  4. Chairs meetings with Carol updates
    1. Rebecca & Syd  met with Carol on June 9th, informed her of the new LFSA members, recapped accomplishments of FY 26, ways to incentive staff for volunteer service, de-escalation training was proposed, Carol’s open forum once per semester, and how LSA advocates for all staff.
    2. Josh and Elspeth met with Carol on the 9th, discussed miscellaneous topics related to the Union and newly formed Union contract; bargaining unit membership is currently messing – there are union members supervising union members, which is problematic and a solution is being discussed; policy work related to faculty evaluations and union activity is being done in order to create clarity between conflicting policies (policy must align with union contract); transition to FY 27 governance was discussed and whether or not leadership team notes were being posted; about $150 was allocated to LFA last year, and it’s use created red tape that was difficult to navigate, despite that the majority of that money was spent on food; some kind of monetary compensation was proposed to those serving on governance, but Carol was opposed to the idea;
  5. General LFA and LSA updates
    1. The conversations outlined above ended up summarizing the topics that should go here in this agenda slot and some of the topics listed below.
    2. Rebecca has concerns about how to share the results of the climate survey with leadership. LFA de-identified and used AI to provide small summaries that would further obfuscate identity. Josh says there was minimal mediation while providing the results to administration. 
  6. Library Governance Committee Service Appreciation Lunch recap
    1. Taco Zone catered. $600 approximately. Perhaps this can become and end of the year tradition?
    2. Approximately 30+ people attended. 
  7. Review final reports
    1. LFSA: The point about identifying ‘what we stop doing’ has stagnated and that conversation has not continued. No special charges. Review the Potential Charges section at future meetings to decide whether or not action will be taken on them.
      1. Committee on the Code: There are small format changes that could be made that do not require approval from governing body, because they do not reflect changes to content.  Find inconsistencies with naming conventions for LFSA and change them to be consistent. 
      2. Motion to approve the LFSA Final Report: Approved.
    2. CRSA: Review the Potential and Recommended Charges. There is a relevant one pertaining to development funds. 
    3. Committee on the Code: One loose end – Academic Appointment stock to be reviewed. Milton is aware and has a plan for resolving this charge.
      1. Keep the current version of the code available on the LFSA website, but remove the HTML embedded version and keep the linked versions. 
    4. Nominating & Balloting: Does not make any recommendations for charges or changes that need to happen.
  8. Any new business?
  9. Gratitude
  10. Conclude